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4. 

In the past few years, the government has introduced a number of mitigation measures, 

including the creation of a Coordination Council on Elimination of Child Labor co-chaired by the 

Federation of Trade Unions, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and the Chamber of Commerce 

and Industry. In July 2015, the government introduced a range of additional measures to mitigate the 

risks of forced labor, including an ‘Action Plan to Facilitate Free Recruitment’ with provisions to 

ensure that health and education facilities remain fully operational throughout the cotton harvest as 

well as measures to encourage voluntary recruitment of cotton pickers. Third, with ILO and WBG 

support, the government introduced an information campaign advocating against child and forced 

labor and setting up two call centers to receive complaints.  

 

5. 

Since September 2013 request to the Inspection Panel alleging the use of forced labor 

under a WBG-financed project, the WBG adopted a multi-pronged approach to child and